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Since Milberg’s founding in 1965, the firm has recovered more than $50 billion for our clients while prompting meaningful changes in corporate governance.
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See More$1.25 Billion Settlement – Black Farmers Discrimination Litigation
In re Black Farmers Discrimination Litigation, Case Number 08-mc-0511 (U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia)Milberg attorneys were appointed Lead Counsel and secured a $1.25 billion settlement fund for black farmers who alleged the U.S. Department of Agriculture discriminated against them by denying farm loans. -
See More$100 Million Settlement – Chase Bank USA, N.A. “Check Loan” Contract Litigation
In re Chase Bank USA, N.A. “Check Loan” Contract Litig., No. 09-2032 (N.D. Cal.)Milberg served on the Executive Committee representing the class in this action against JP Morgan Chase & Co. The complaint alleged that Chase improperly increased by 150% the minimum monthly payment required for customers who entered into balance transfer loans with “fixed” interest rates that were guaranteed to remain so for the “life of the loan.” Milberg and its Co-Counsel achieved a $100 million settlement for the class. -
See More$330+ Million Settlement – Rite Aid Corp. Securities Litigation
In re Rite Aid Corp. Securities Litigation, No. 99-1349 (E.D. Pa.)Milberg served as Co-Lead Counsel in this case, in which plaintiffs asserted federal securities fraud claims based on Rite Aid’s alleged failure to disclose material problems with its store expansion and modernization program resulting in artificially inflated earnings. The court-approved settlements totaled over $330 million. -
See More$500 Million Settlement – Exxon Valdez
In re Exxon Valdez, No. 89-095 (D. Alaska)Milberg was a member of the Plaintiffs’ Coordinating Committee and co-chair of the Plaintiffs’ Law Committee in the massive litigation resulting from the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska. The plaintiffs obtained a jury verdict of $5 billion, which, after years of appeals by Exxon, was reduced to approximately $500 million by the United States Supreme Court. The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has since held that plaintiffs are entitled to post-judgment interest on the award in the amount of approximately $470 million. -
See More$2.4 Billion Settlement – ACTOS Antitrust Litigation
In re Actos End Payor Antitrust Litigation, Case No. 1:13-cv-09244 (U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York)Milberg attorneys played a significant role in this litigation, including appointment to the MDL Discovery Committee, which accused Takeda Pharmaceuticals of failing to warn patients of the risks of bladder cancer, heart failure and other side effects associated with the Type 2 diabetes drug. In 2015, roughly 9,000 claims were settled for $2.4 billion and significant injunctive relief.
